Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana

Tobin Township
Township

Along State Road 66 north of Rome

Location in Perry County
Coordinates: 37°57′17″N 86°35′37″W / 37.95472°N 86.59361°W / 37.95472; -86.59361Coordinates: 37°57′17″N 86°35′37″W / 37.95472°N 86.59361°W / 37.95472; -86.59361
Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Perry
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 65.55 sq mi (169.8 km2)
 • Land 63.91 sq mi (165.5 km2)
 • Water 1.65 sq mi (4.3 km2)  2.52%
Elevation 538 ft (164 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 768
 • Density 12/sq mi (5/km2)
ZIP codes 47520, 47525, 47574, 47586
GNIS feature ID 0453900

Tobin Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 768 and it contained 418 housing units.[1]

History

Several members of the Tobin family (including Daniel Tobin) were among the pioneer settlers who arrived to Tobin Township in the 1810s.[2]

The crash of Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 710, which killed 63 people on March 17, 1960 occurred in Tobin Township.

The Old Perry County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 65.55 square miles (169.8 km2), of which 63.91 square miles (165.5 km2) (or 97.50%) is land and 1.65 square miles (4.3 km2) (or 2.52%) is water.[1]

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these twenty cemeteries: Brashear, Bryant, Carr, Cockrell-Tate, Conner, Connor, Cooks, David Tate, George Tate, German Ridge, Gilliand, Groves, Harding, Hiley, Lamb, Lamb, Lower Cummings, Maier, Miller, Robinson, Saint Johns, Saint Peters, Sampley, Schraner, Seibert, Shoemaker, Simons, Smith, Tate, Upper Cummings and Wegenast.

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. ↑ Hunt, Thomas James De la (1916). Perry County: A History. W.K. Stewart. p. 17.
  3. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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